Improvement in corn-planters



H. J'. SNYDER.

CORN-PLANTER. l No. 182,864, Patented 0Qt.8,1876.

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lSpecification forming part of Letters Patent No'. 82,864, dated October3,1876 application filed p v June 26, 1876t v To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J AcoE SNYDER, of Adams, (Evansport P. 0.,) inthecounty of Deance and State of Ohio, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Corn-Planter, of which the following is a specification:

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved corn-planter,taken through the line x a0, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a top View of the same.Fig. 3 is a detail vertical section of the seed-dropping device. Fig.dis a detail section of the furrow-opening device, taken through theline y y, Fig. l.

Similar letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved machine whichshall be so constructed as to open a furrow, drop the seed, cover it,and mark the hills and rows, so that the field may be planted in perfectcheck-row, and which shall be simple in construction, convenient in use,and reliable in operation.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawing,and then pointed out in the claims.

A is the frame of the machine, to the forward part of the side bars ofwhich are attached downwardly-projecting arms B, to the lower ends ofwhich are hinged the forward ends of the runners C. The rear part of therunners G are forked, to push back the soil and open a furrow to receivethe seed. To the runners C, alittle in front of their rear ends, areattached the lower ends of theuprights D, which pass up upon theopposite sides of the side bars of the frame A, and the upper ends ofeach pair are connected, just above the said side bars, by a bolt, uponwhich rests the rear ends of the springs E. The forward ends of thesprings E are attached to the forward ends of the side bars of the frameA. The springs E thus hold the runners C down to their work underordinary circumstances; but should the runners strike a rock, root, orother obstruction, they will rise and pass over it, and will then beforced down to their work by the said springs E. To the rear ends of therunners G are attached the narrow wings F, by which stones, clods, Sto.,are pushed back out of the way of the wheels. G are the seed-hoppers,which are attached to the. side..` bars'of the frame A, over the rearend of the runners G. In the bottom of the hoppers G are formed twoholes, leading down into along slot in the side bars of the frame A,where the seed enters a hole in the sliding plates H, by which it iscarried over and dropped into the upper end of the conductorspout I, andpasses through it to the ground. To the outer edges of thedropping-slides H are pivoted the forward ends of the bars J, the rearparts of which have notches formed in their lower edges, to receive thepins la', attached to the levers K. The rear 'ends of the bars J projectin the rear of the levers K, to serve as handles for placing them in andout of gear. When out of gear the bars J rest upon hooks L, attached tothe side bars of the frame A. The levers K, about midway between theirlower ends and the pinsvk, are pivoted to the lower ends of arms M,attached to the side bars of the frame A. To the lower ends of thelevers K are pivoted the rear ends of the bars N, the forward ends ofwhich are l pivoted to crank-pins o', attached to the wheels O, so thatthe seed may be dropped by the ad- Vance of the machine. rlhe wheels Oare made with wide rims, are placed directly beneath the side bars ofthe frame A, and revolve upon the journals of the axle P, which isconnected with the said frame A by the l braces Q. To the side bars ofthe frame A are attached plates R, to scrape 0E any soil that may adhereto the rims of the wheels O. To the inner side of the rims of the wheelsO are attached two plates, S, which project upon the inner sides of saidwheels, to mark the ground at the side of each wheel, and thus show thecross-rows. To the axle P, near each Wheel O, is hinged the forward endof a lever, T, the rear end of which has a foot-rest formed upon it. Tothe levers T, near their forward ends, are attached feet which serve'asfulcrums when the rear ends of the said levers are pressed downward toenable the driver to raise one or the other of the wheels O from theground when starting in at the side of the field, to adjust the saidWheels, so thatthe markers S may mark the ground in line with theprevious marks. When the wheels O have been adjusted the bars J areraised from the hooks L, and hooked upon the pins lo' or the levers K,and the machine will drop the hills in line With4 the 'cross-rows. Tothe outer sides of the sidebars of the frame'A, and' about in line withthe conductor-spouts I, are

pivoted the upper ends of two bars, V, the' V, and its rear end iscurved upward, and isy pivoted to the rear part ofthe side bar of the'frame A.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The combination of runners G,pivoted to arms B,the uprights D, connected above the side bars of." frame by a bolt, andthe springs E, restingon said'bolts, as and for the purpose specified.

"' 2L" The combination of the dropping-slide H,

the notched connecting-rod J, the pivoted 1efver K, theconnecti'ng-rodN, andthe crankpin o with the side bar of the frame A, the

`seed-hopper G, and the Wheel O, substantially as herein show'nand'described. The combination of the pivoted markingbar V and thecurved brace-bar W Withthe side bars of the 'frame A,- substantially asherein sho-wn and described. y

HENRY JACOB sNYDER.

Witnesses: AARON DIEHI, v ALFRED A. METZ.

